Which of the following, if any, has structured a voluntary and confidential medication error reporting system that regularly publishes analyses and recommendations?
1. Joint Commission
2. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
3. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
4. All of the above
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1. Gives guidelines, but no specific process.
2. Identifies risks of medications, not the process.
3. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices believes that we often learn best from the mistakes of others and publishes best practices that help avoid medication errors they post.
4. Only one choice is correct.
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